Machine for forming taq-holders



(No Model.)

G. HSCHARP- MACHINE POR FORMING TAG HGLDERS.

No. 283,027. Patented Aug. 14, 188s.V

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UNITED STATES PATENT' Ormea GREGORY H. SCHARF, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

MACHINE FOR FORMING TAG-HOLDERS.

SPECIFICATION `forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,027, dated August 14,1883.

Applicationled `JuneS, l1883. (No model.) l

fc all whom itmoty concern,.-

Be it known that I, GREGORY H. SCHARF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio,

Forming `Tagdlolders, of which thefollowing is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to machines or-devices for forming from spring-wire holders or fasteners for attaching tags to fabrics, and for various otherpurposes; `an'd `it consists in cerhave invented a new and useful Machine for tain improvements in the construction of the same, which willbe hereinafter fully described, A

and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure lis a perspective view of-` my improved device for forming tag-holders. Fig. 2 is a similar view,

, showing a tag-hoider inposition in process of construction. n Fig. `3 is a plan view, showing a tag-holder in position for being finished, and

- Fig. 4 is 'a perspective view of a tag-holder constructed on` my improved machine or apparatus. i i

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures. y l

A in the drawings designates the body of the machine or device, which may be constructed of wood, metal, or of any other suitable material or materials. The said body coni sists, mainly, of a rectangular block, having in its under side a groove, B, open at one end, which is beveled, as at C. This groove serves as a gage for cutting off the pieces of wire to be formed into tag-holders of the proper length. The cutting may be done by means of shears or nippers, and the slanting endinsures a slanting cut, whereby a sharp point is formed at the end of the piece of wire. The upper side of the body A is provided, near the front edge, with la rectangular (or other suitably shaped) stud, D, having a transverse perforation, E. `Some distance to the left of the same, and likewise near the front edge, is

a vertical pin, F. To the left of the latter,

. and nearer the front edge, is another somewhat lower pin, G, and back of this, a little farther from the edge, are Atwo cylindrical studs,` H and I, relatively disposed as clearly shown in the drawingsthat is, the stud H being placed" about midway between the pins F and G, and

3 stud I to the left of the stud H;

The several pins and studs above mentioned may, when the body A is made of metal, be made to project directly from the said body;

but whenthe said bodyA is made of wood or j similar material I prefer to provide it in its upper side with a recess, R, in which a plate, S,

is secured, said plate being provided with the' y pins or studs above mentioned, and those which will be hereinafter described.

The front side of the block or base, or the front edge of the plate S, is provided with a stud, J, located slightly to the right of the rectangular stud D, and a pin, K, nearly registering with the stud-H.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood fromthe foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. VThe piece of wire having been cut off of the proper length, the end of the same is passed through the perforationE of stud D, and bent so as to form a hook, L. (Shown clearly in Figs. 2 andli of the drawings.) The wire is then placed fiat upon-the face of the` successively bent around pins and studs F, H, i 4I, G, J, and K, thereby forming the hooked shank M, spring-eyes N O, and loop or frame Vl), the latter terminating in a projecting stein, Q. The wire'is now removed fromv the block, and the stem Q inserted through the perforation E and bent, so as to form clamp T, catoliing around the opposite side of the frame, fas shown in Fig. 3, around which it may be clinched by means of a pair of ordinary nip# Y pers, "any surplus material being at the same time removed.

`The tag-holder produced by this invention consists,ias will be seen, of a hooked shank and spring-eyes formed at right angles to a frame, through which the said hooked shank isforced by the tension of the spring. By compressing the springeyes the hooked shank may be forced through the frame to admit of the insertion of the material to which the -tag is to be attached between the hooked shank M and `loop or frame P, (thetaghaving been previouslyadjusted upon the: outer spring-eye.) By releasing the latter the pointed hook will engage the material, and accidentalwithdraw- IOO al of the holder be prevented. This machine or device `is simple in construction, inexpensive, and easily operated, and by means of it manufacturers and merchants and others may manufacture their tag-holders at a triiiing eX- pense. The holders or fasteners are also avail- 5 able for many other purposes, which will readily suggest themselves.

I Would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown and described, as various modications might be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

AI claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a device for forming tag-holders, the 15 base-block having a groove in its under side,-

open at one end, and beveled at the said open end, forming'a gage for cutting off the Wire in proper lengths slantingly, as set forth.

2. As an improvement in devices for forming tag-holders, the block A, having the pins and studs D, F, G, II, I, J, andK, constructed and relatively arranged substantially as herein described, for the purpose shown and specied,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto affixed my signature in pres- 2 5 ence of two Witnesses.

GREGORY H. SCHARF.

Vitnesses: f i

JULIUs F. EHRLENBICH, SAMUEL N. REED. 

